rosewood grips

[chopperdoc]

I have a new stainless blackhawk in 44 special that came with black rubber grips. I want the factory wood stocks. Can someone tell me what size grips I need to be looking for ?

I tried some from my other blackhawks and they dont fit.

Thanks

 

[flatgate]

The .44 Specials are fitted with a Colt SAA shaped grip frame.

We Ruger shooters call them a New Model XR-3 grip frame.

So, grips specifically marketed for the current .44 Specials and also the New Vaquero are what you need.

The grip frames contain a mainspring lock assembly. The lock is a bit wider than the grip frame so the grips MUST have a relief cut to fit.

Here's the lock.

flatgate

 

[Jimbo357mag]

I looked at the Ruger online store and they don't have any right now.

http://shopruger.com/

You can look for custom wood grips for the 'New Blackhawk flattop w/ lock, or the 'New Vaquero', as they would be the same I believe.

Hogue cowboy grips might serve your purpose. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

http://www.hoguestore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=100_101_104

...Jimbo

 

[caryc]

Here is the recess in flat backed grips that Flatgate referred to. You can also see why the molded stock grips don't have a problem with the lock.

 

[Boge]

http://www.gungear.com/cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?25X300536